SC H3604

Allows registered sex offenders to petition the circuit court to terminate their lifetime registration requirement after 10 years from initial registration, provided they have not been convicted of another registerable offense

Courts may grant termination if the petitioner has not been arrested for any registerable crime since completing their sentence, the relief complies with federal Jacob Wetterling Act requirements, and the court determines the petitioner is not a threat to public safety

Reduces the maximum sex offender registration period from lifetime to 15 years, subject to existing provisions for sexually violent predators who must still verify registration every 90 days

If a petition for termination is denied, the person may re-petition one year after the denial; if granted, the clerk must forward a certified order to SLED to remove the person from the registry

Requires petitioners with out-of-state convictions to notify the sheriff in the county of conviction and file an affidavit confirming this notification